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There's a lot to be said about respect. Far too many want to be given respect, but don't feel any obligation to return it. A common saying is "respect is earned, not given". It's a two way street. I have friends who smoke. They know when they come to my house they cannot smoke inside. The still come, and they don't smoke inside. I have friends that...
I know better than to cuss in my Mama's house,
So more than not I just shut my mouth.
My situation that I mentioned is a little different than your examples. If someone asks me not to smoke in their house it means that they think it stinks. If someone asks that I not have a gun in their house it means that they don’t trust me, and that they don’t trust me enough that they brought it up. My situation is also definitely NOT a respect issue. I indicated that I would not go into my in-laws’ house, not necessarily that I would cut off personal relationships (although I didn’t mention that specifically, so it did sound like that).
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